The Sunaana Express, a private AMTRAK rail car, featuring live music from Joel Thetford, and beer from Allagash Brewing Company. One winner will receive two VIP tickets to the event, two Sunaana Express Downeaster tickets, and overnight accommodations at The Press Hotel in Portland.

Maine’s beautiful and sweeping outdoors inspires its residents and visitors in different ways. Some are moved to get out and explore, others are roused to create. For Elizabeth Stefany, the owner of Carrabassett Valley Jewelry, it’s both.

Encaustic painter Dietlind Vander Schaaf never had a dining room before moving into her Portland Colonial four years ago. Now, she relishes having a space dedicated to dinner parties, Rummikub matches, and showcasing items by local makers.

Maine’s whirligig beer scene left D.L. Geary Brewing Company behind. Now, New England’s oldest craft brewery is under new ownership, releasing new beers, and taking a new approach to brewing. Can it attract new drinkers?